[Brad Lockyer]

Prominent Australian neurosurgeon, Dr Charlie Teo, has conveyed his intentions to shift his complex brain stem surgical operations to China, following the imposition of stringent conditions on his practice, news.com.au is reporting.

This announcement follows the recent resolution of allegations that two patients suffered harmful outcomes resulting from his surgical procedures.

The decision follows serious concerns raised about his professional conduct.

Restrictions applied to Dr Teo by the committee necessitate him securing written approval from a Medical Council-endorsed neurosurgeon with no less than 15 years of expert experience in neurosurgery before he is permitted to execute any surgical procedure related to malignant intracranial tumour and brain stem tumour.

Dr Teo told the Daily Telegraph he is likely to abandon his medical practice in Australia, citing overwhelming pressure and inconsiderate treatment by authorities.

Three hospitals in China have already extended privileges to Dr. Teo.

Did authorities make the right decision regarding Dr Teo?

[KayJay]

No the Authorities were jealous of his success with procedures they couldn’t do. While he made a mistake with 2 patients, how many others did h save, who would not have had any future, but to die.
I wonder how many patients have not had a good outcome from similar surgeons on this committee.

How many more patients will they refuse to treat, that DR Teo would have tried to extend their lives and now have no hope.

[David Watherston]

If the chips were down and I needed brain surgery to survive, there is no one that I would rather have operating on me than Mr Charlie Teo. He can give hope to people who are in a pretty HOPELESS situation. Good on you Charlie!!!!

[Cosmo]

The surical profession is notoriously conservative and I wonder if this is another example of professional tall poppy syndrome. It is almost certain that the patients with complex brain cancer who died after operations by Charlie Teo were unfortunately likely to die anyway.
If I were in that horrific dilemma of dying from disease or risking an experimental operation by Charlie Theo, I’d take the latter any day.
Yet again our loss is China’s gain and how many times we have allowed that to happen in so many ways only to later lament our stupidity.

[MG]

How many surgeries have had bad outcome without surgeons being penalised? before any procedure, patients have been warned about risks and they had to sign a consent form. Here we are talking about brain cancer, which is already a death sentence, so Dr Teo is their last hope; and if they couldn’t get a better result, is it his fault? Already we have shortage of doctors, why would AMA give such a talented in-demand surgeon this despicable treatment? Let AMA remember Dr Teo is doing Australia a huge favor, he’s not begging for permission and he’s right not to put up with this any longer. With such talent, he won’t have any problem operating in other much richer countries who probably has head- hunted him much earlier already.
Has Dr Teo been targeted because of jealousy and ego of less competent surgeons? perhaps maybe of his ethnicity?

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